on faith, writing and life

finding that which energises us…

This morning I woke thinking – oh, doesn’t it all feel so much more manageable after a night’s sleep? Even if you’re like me and have complicated and often tiring dreams!

At the end of yesterday evening I felt tired, disillusioned and overwhelmed by various bits and pieces of life. So the morning came with relief.

I had a remedial massage for my neck and shoulders this morning – much needed! – but afterwards felt tired and cold so decided to get a coffee before going to the bus stop. Sitting sipping my Americano, I thought I may as well make a list of the things I needed to do that were a) bothering me and b) that I kept forgetting. Seeing them listed in bullet points (preceded by scribbled stars) made it feel more workable.

But I hadn’t finished my coffee, and there was no point going to stand at the bus stop too long before the bus was due and getting cold all over again. So I casually wrote down an idea for a blog post. Then I frowned at it, realising it was more than a blog post – it was an article. (Sorry to deny my blog readers!!) So I sketched out my basic thoughts and let my mind do its churning thing where a topic grows wings and starts to fly. I engaged in the process of writing. Then I swigged down the last of my coffee and trotted down the hill to the bus stop.

And I felt…content. A wave of happiness rolled over me – in that one act of writing – an idea forming, the words flowing, the potential brewing – I had been energised. Yes it was another thing to do. But it was an energising thing. My thing. We all need, I think, to find that which energises us to offset the rest. Because once I’d done that, everything else seemed much more manageable, and I went home, wrote a load of emails, ticked off my bullet points and relaxed.

That one act of creating – of starting a work of writing – unclogged my mind and released my spirit, if that doesn’t sound too sentimental.

I realise I need to make time for that which energises me.

It may not be on my to do list. But it will make everything so much more doable.

Of course, that may not be a helpful comment for an ME sufferer, I should know. Smack my hand. There are times in life where I’ve struggled to find anything that gives me any kind of energy. They’re yukky.

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